ECF 2016: NGO Peer Knowledge Exchange
At ECF, you set your agenda and we help you find others who share it. Speakers and panels are there to provoke thought. Result: you learn more and connect with more people. This is the way events should be.
Who should come?
21st campaigning is increasingly shown to be successful not because a team of campaign experts run it, but by project teams with diverse expertise, often campaigners, fundraisers, volunteer managers, media officers, policy experts, digital experts/innovators and beyond. ECF is one of the few events that brings this mix of people together to connect, share and learn from each other on how to influence change.
ECF runs on ‘Chatham House Rules’ (= nothing is attributed without permission) so everybody can freely talk about their failures and successes.
If there is a topic you’re itching to learn about or to share, come along and suggest the session. ECF is the place to find others who share your interests.
Draft Agenda
Mon Apr 11 |
Digital Leadership Forum (DLF) Day One + Trainings |
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| 09:00-17:30 |
DLF Day 1: Digital Leadership Forum led by Branislava MilosevicTrainings
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| 19:30 | Dinner: Kick-start connections and conversations with workshop/training participants (Location TBC) |
Tue Apr 12 |
Digital Leadership Forum Day Two + Trainings |
| 09:00-17:30 |
DLF Day 2: Digital Leadership Forum led by Branislava MilosevicTrainings
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| 18:00-19:30 |
ECF 'Open Space Leadership' briefingThis informal pre-dinner session will offer those with experience of ECF or other peer-exchange or Open Space type events
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| 19:30-20:30 | Dinner: Kick-start connections and conversations with ECF participants (Keble College dining room) |
| 21:00+ | Connect to kick-start connections and conversations (Keble College pub) |
Wed Apr 13 |
eCampaigning Forum (ECF) 2016 Day One |
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| Time | Summary |
| 07:30 | A morning walk or run for early risers in beautiful Oxford or Oxford University Parks. Meet at Keble College main reception |
| 08:00 | Participants in on-site accommodation: Breakfast & registration & discussion (dining room) |
| 08:45 | Participants in off-site accommodation: registration, coffee/tea, informal discussions |
| 09:00 | Welcome, introduction and agenda review (Room: O'Reilly Theatre) |
| 09:15 |
ECF 2016 Opening Speakers (Room: O'Reilly Theatre):
(Thalia Zepatos and Dr Grainne Healy) |
| 10:15 |
Introduction to Open Space |
| 10:30 | Coffee/tea break |
| 11:00 | Ice Breaker + Open Space Agenda Setting |
| 11:30 | Open Space Knowledge Exchange A |
| 12:30 | Lunch (dining room) |
| 13:30 | Peer Presentations
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| 14:30 | Open Space Knowledge Exchange B |
| 15:30 | Coffee/tea break |
| 16:00 | Skills Marketplace |
| 17:00 | Ignite Talks (7 minutes each):
Care2 Impact Awards Winner Presentation. |
| 18:30 | Speed Pitching & Apero Service providers and consultants tell you what they offer, answer your questions and/or take your feedback. 5 minutes per table then rotate. Free drinks (wine, beer, soft drinks)
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| 20:00 | Dinner (Dining room) |
| 21:00+ | Keble College Pub |
Thu Apr 14 |
eCampaigning Forum (ECF) 2016 Day Two |
| Time | Summary |
| 07:30 | A morning walk or run for early risers in beautiful Oxford or Oxford University Parks. Meet at Keble College main reception |
| 08:00 | Participants in on-site accommodation: Breakfast & registration & discussion (dining room) |
| 08:45 | Participants in off-site accommodation: registration, coffee/tea, informal discussions |
| 09:00 | Day two agenda review, pulse check and agenda setting |
| 09:30 | Open Space Knowledge Exchange C |
| 10:30 | Coffee/tea break |
| 11:00 | Open Space Knowledge Exchange D |
| 12:00 | Lunch (dining room) |
| 13:00 | Peer Presentations
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| 14:00 | Teach In: share skills or knowledge with others.
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| 15:30 | Coffee/tea break |
| 16:00 | Ignite Talks
Closing Session (Room: O'Reilly Theatre) |
| 17:30 | Event formally ends |
| 19:00+ | Dinner and drinks in Oxford: Self-organised for those staying around |
How the agenda works
Many times when you reflect on the conference you realise that the best bits were chatting to people during the coffee break or in a pub. So at ECF, slots (time and room) are provided to have your own discussions with other people at the conference without feeling that you are missing scheduled sessions. In fact, that is the majority of the event. Its called open space (see the methodology).
Confirmed ECF, DLF and Training Participants
ECF History
ECF started as the eCampaigning Forum event in 2002 organised by Duane Raymond, then Oxfam's eCampaigning Manager. It evolved a highly anticipated and influential annual event plus a dynamic and highly active ECF global community that grows daily and has inspired similar events around the world like ECF Europe in Berlin, re:campaign in Berlin, Fwd in Australia and Camp15 in The Netherlands
Over the last decade, digital has shifted from a specialist role and an essential tool in campaigning and organisations. ECF has constantly been ahead of this shift, and in 2016 is organised around key aspects of modern organisations: digital leadership, campaigning, fundraising, volunteering, media engagement and policy research and looking to the emerging trends. The aim is to bring together increasing diverse participants who share broadly similar goals around improving our world and connect them, help them learn from one another and inspire them to think beyond their current practices, roles and plans.
